Yesterday we reported about ‘Udta Punjab’ being leaked online 2 days prior to the release and that too with a ‘FOR CENSOR’ watermark on it! The movie had already been surrounded with too many controversies and this incident added to more trouble! We are really not sure as to who has played this dirty game.
This leak has ruined the efforts of the filmmakers. However, amidst all this, Anurag Kashyap has a request to the audience ! He posted this on his Facebook wall:-
Post reads:-
“I have never downloaded a film on torrent, i don’t know how to. yes occasionally i have seen downloaded films borrowed from friends and found a way to pay for them later, by buying them on DVD or blurray, and when i say this i also say that no one can stop your right to download a film. This time its a different fight, its a fight against censorship and if you are that audience that always downloads a film, then i won’t ask you to not do that , please do, but wait till saturday which is the day you would normally download a film. Piracy happens because of lack of access and in a world of free internet, i do not have a problem with it. My problem is that this time its a case of vested interests trying to demoralise people from fighting for their rights. So all downloaders of Udta Punjab , i urge, wait till saturday till you decide to not pay for the film, don’t download and share , curb the curiosity for two more days. Thank you for reading this.”
Yes, he has ‘NOT FORCED’ but has ‘REQUESTED’ people to wait till Saturday (the day when people actually download the movie).
As soon as he posted this, there were too many posts in his favor! Have a look…
Downloading is costly!
How can someone be so cheap?
Don’t want to ruin the fun!
Going to watch again!
So guys, what is your opinion? Would you choose piracy or would you wait till Saturday to respect the efforts of filmmakers?